Birdwatching activates a rare cognitive pattern called soft fascination — a state where attention is gently engaged without ...

A logistics manager picks up birdwatching on his therapist's orders and discovers his memory returning — and neuroscience is starting to explain exactly why standing in a park with binoculars may ...

Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity changes. But how do more ...

Expert birdwatchers have changes in their brain structure compared with novices, which probably help them better identify ...

As snow settles on the ground and temperatures drop, it’s easy to think most animals are doing what plenty of people do—curling up somewhere warm and waiting out the freeze.

Fall Asters are late bloomers and tend to be one of the latest and brightest (purplish) blue flowers during the summer months. When other flowers are nearing the end of their season, the Fall Asters ...

From “burping” your house to sloth biology, curling stones and cunning squirrels, this humor column mixes odd facts, bad jokes and nature notes.

Jack Hughes represents the best of us. Grit, toughness, pride, the willingness to sacrifice for others, no matter how messy ...

When I talk to people about Disney Parks, I always tell them the true Disney Magic isn't found in the attractions, fireworks, ...

12-year-old Roman Oleksiv has made it his "mission" to help other children.

Spring cleaning is great for a home refresh, but certain chores can wait until later in the year.